Tara and Lara were twins． Even their parents found it too hard to find the _____between them so the girls were_____ in different schools．
Although they look the same， both the girls differ in_____ else． They don't have any common favorites． Lara is a night﹣bird and study all the night until she finishes．_____ ， Tara is a morning bird； she used to _____ early in the morning． In addition， Lara wears light darker colors and modem outfits， while Tara likes light colors and _____ dresses．
This wasn't the_____with these twin girls． However， they _____each other that the opposite one was wrong．
While both sides have the advantages and disadvantages， the _____ continues． They fight mainly about ____ things all﹣day and during the study time． Their parents decided to _____ to their arguments．
Lara and Tara blindfolded their _____ with a black ribbon． Their _____brought them to the dining room． In the dining room， a big_____ was placed in the middle． Lara stood on one side of the board and Tara stood on the other side of the board． Both the ribbons were _____． The girls were surprised to see a huge board in between them．
Now， their father asked Lara， what is the color of the board？ She replied， "It is black!" Their mother asked Tara the same question． She replied， "It is white!"
They began to argue． While Lara _____ strongly it was black， Tara was_____ it was white．
Now， they were asked to_____ their places． They both were surprised and shocked． The board with Lara's side was painted black and Tara's was white， which was _____ by them． They_____ that they were right on their own perspective only．
1.A. similarities B. differences C. distance D. appearance
2.A. attended B. annoyed C. admitted D. surrounded
3.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. somewhere
4.A. Furthermore B. What's more C. Besides D. To the contrary
5.A. fall asleep B. fall apart C. wake up D. work out
6.A. fashionable B. plain C. antique D. traditional
7.A. feature B. problem C. situation D. emotion
8.A. fought B. competed C. appreciated D. hated
9.A. harmony B. correspondence C. argument D. friendship
10.A. meaningful B. simple C. strange D. universal
11.A. put an end B. devote themselves C. adjust D. contribute
12.A. mouths B. ears C. hands D. eyes
13.A. brothers B. teachers C. parents D. friends
14.A. subject B. board C. screen D. monitor
15.A. fixed B. recovered C. tom D. removed
16.A. insisted B. defended C. required D. suggested
17.A. conscious B. aware C. confident D. convenient
18.A. nun B. exchange C. depart D. hold on
19.A. confirmed B. proved C. convinced D. compared
20.A. disagreed B. mentioned C. swore D. understood
The holiday season means friends， family， parties﹣﹣and lots of unhealthy food．1.
Save your pocket money．
If you're going to relax a few times over the season， concentrate on foods that are special or unique to this time of year ﹣ not the ones you can get year﹣round to avoid holiday weight gain， says Gary Foster， PhD， chief scientific officer for Weight Watchers． That means letting yourself enjoy a piece of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving，2. The seasonal focus means when the holidays are past， the temptations will go with them and you can return to healthy eating．
Wait to enjoy．
"We recommend you delay your drink until you have food in your stomach，"says Elizabeth Politti， RD， nutrition director for the Duke Diet and Fitness Center． She explains that food can help delay the absorption of alcohol． "Set some limits for yourself about alcohol such as that you won't have more than one or two drinks．" 3. If one glass of wine makes you completely lose your eating inhibitions（抑制），maybe it's better to hold in the face of food temptation．
4.
If you're a regular gym rat， great． But if not， you can still avoid holiday weight gain by taking every opportunity to stay physically active． That means taking the stairs instead of the elevator， or getting off the bus a few stops early﹣﹣ 5. And add bits of intensity， short bursts of more activity， whenever you can． These are the best workouts for people who hate exercise．
A．Stay active．
B．And know yourself．
C．When you're tired， your defenses go down
D．but not a stack of chocolate chip cookies at the office Christmas party．
E．Thanksgiving and New Year's aren't really 12weeks of nonstop eating
F． all the little tricks for adding activity to your day you've read before．
G． These expert tips will help you avoid holiday weight gain without compromising the fun．
"IF ALIENS are so likely， why have we never seen any？" That is the Fermi Paradox（悻论） ﹣ named after Enrico Fermi， a physicist who posed it in 1950．
Fermi's argument ran as follows． The laws of nature supported the appearance of intelligent life on Earth． Those laws are the same throughout the universe． The universe contains zillions of stars and planets． So， even if life is unlikely to arise on any particular astronomical body， the sheer abundance of creation suggests the night sky should be full of alien civilizations． Fermi wondered why aliens had never visited the earth． Today， the paradox is more usually cast in light of the inability of radio﹣telescope searches to detect the equivalent（相等的） of the radio waves that leak from Earth into the universe， and have done for the past century．
Thinking up answers to this apparent contradiction has become something of a scientific parlour（客厅）game． Perhaps life is really very unlikely． Perhaps the priests are right： human beings were put on Earth by some creator God for His own unknown purposes， and the rest of the universe is merely background scenery． Perhaps there are plenty of aliens， but they have decided that discretion is a safer bet than gathering together． Or perhaps galactic（银河的） society avoids communicating with Earth specifically． One frightening idea is that technological civilizations destroy themselves before they can make their presence known． They might blow themselves up after inventing nuclear weapons （an invention that， on Earth， Fermi had been part of）， or cook themselves to death by over﹣burning fossil fuels．
In a paper published last month on arXiv， an online repository（文献库） ， a group of three astronomers at Pennsylvania State University have analyzed the history of alien hunting and come to a different conclusion． In effect， they reject one of the paradox' s main theory． Astronomers have seen no sign of aliens， argue Jason Wright and his colleagues， because they have not been looking hard enough．
1.What is the Fermi Paradox？
A. The law of universe supported the appearance of aliens but we never see any．
B. A theory about whether aliens exist on the earth and why we can't see them．
C. Fermi thought that aliens never existed because it was completely a paradox．
D. Fermi concluded that aliens did exist but they could not be seen by humans．
2.What can we conclude from the second paragraph？
A. The universe doesn't provide the abundance of creation of life．
B. Fermi thought aliens never visited the earth in the history of human．
C. The inability of radio﹣telescope may result in the failure of finding aliens．
D. The civilizations on the earth have been detected by aliens in the universe．
3.What does the word underlined in the third paragraph mean？
A. Getting together．
B. Fighting each other．
C. Hating each other．
D. Living separately．
4.How do Jason Wright and his colleagues find the Fermi Paradox？
A. They firmly believe that it is out of date．
B. They actually doubt the base of the paradox．
C. They want to prove that it is completely right．
D. They conclude that aliens actually never exist．
A large﹣scale study has found a link between eating a diet based on organic food and having a reduced risk of cancer． If the new results are confirmed， promoting organic food consumption could be a promising preventative strategy against the disease， a team of researchers from several French institutions said．
Among the environmental risks for cancer， there are growing concerns about exposure to different types of pesticides（杀虫剂） from farming． The impact of such chemicals on the human body is still not well understood but there are some indications that harmful effects can occur even at low concentrations．
Meanwhile， pushed by environmental and health concerns， the organic food market continues to grow rap﹣idly． Organic food is produced without the use of synthetic（合成的） fertilizers， pesticides， genetically modified organisms， and the use of veterinary（兽医的） medications．
"Organic foods are less likely to contain pesticide remains than conventional foods， and studies have shown that an organic diet reduces exposure to certain pesticide，" Julia Baudry， lead author of the study from the Centre of Research in Epidemiology and Statistics in France， told Newsweek．
"In the general population， the primary route of exposure is diet， especially intake of conventionally grown fruits and vegetables． However， few studies have examined the association of organic food consumption with cancer risk． "
For the study， published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine， a team of researchers examined data on the organic food consumption frequency and dietary intake of 68，946 French adults collected by an ongoing survey which began in 2009． They then followed up on these people at various points in the future．
Participants reported how often （never， occasionally or most of the time） they consumed 16 types of organic foods including fruits， vegetables， soy﹣based products， dairy products， meat and fish， eggs， grains and legumes， bread and cereals， flour， vegetable oils and condiments， ready﹣to﹣eat meals， coffee， tea， and herbal tea， wine， biscuits， chocolate， sugar and so on．
1.What is the finding of the study？
A. Promoting organic food consumption may help to prevent diseases．
B. Processed food consumption may lead to an increased risk of cancer．
C. Organic food consumption can help cure cancer in a short time．
D. Eating a diet based on organic food may lead to the risk of cancer．
2.Why is organic food becoming popular nowadays？
A. Because organic food market continues to grow rapidly．
B. Because people care about environment and health issues．
C. Because organic food never contains harmful chemicals．
D. Because organic food is produced in a clean environment．
3.Which of the following is the advantage of organic food？
A. Organic food never contains harmful pesticide remains．
B. Organic food is less likely to be exposed to some pesticides．
C. Different types of pesticides won't affect organic food．
D. Organic food won't be influenced by outside environment．
4.What might the article go on describing after the last paragraph？
A. The researching process of the study．
B. The disadvantages of organic food
C. The current consumption of organic food．
D. The bright future of organic food．
On a recent night， while I was busy thinking about important social issues， like what to do over the week﹣end and who to do it with， I overheard my parents talking about my future． My dad was upset ﹣ not the usual stuff that he and Mom and， I guess， a lot of parents worry about like which college I' m going to， how far away it is from home． Instead， he was upset about the world his generation is turning over to mine， a world he fears has a dark and difficult future﹣﹣if it has a future at all．
"There will be a disease that kills millions， a disastrous energy crisis， a horrible worldwide depression and a nuclear explosion set off in anger．"
As I lay on the living room couch， listening to their conversation， starting to worry about the future my father was describing， I found myself looking at some old family photos． There was a picture of my grandfather who was a member of the class of 1942， the war class． Next to his picture were photos of my great﹣grandparents． Seeing those pictures made me feel a lot better． I believe tomorrow will be better than today ﹣﹣that the world my generation grows into is going Lo get better， not worse． Those pictures helped me understand why．
I considered some of the awful things my grandparents and great﹣grandparents had seen in their lifetimes： two world wars， killer flu， segregation（隔离） ， a nuclear bomb． But they saw other things， too， better things： the end of two world wars， passage of the civil rights laws．
I believe that my generation will see better things， too﹣﹣that we will witness the time when AIDS is cured and cancer is defeated． I will see things as incredible to me today as the internet to my father when he was 16．
1.Why was the author's dad upset on a recent night？
A. He was upset about which college for the author to go to．
B. He was upset that the college is too far from the author's home．
C. He was worried about his dark and difficult future coming soon．
D. What upset him is whether there is a future for the author's generation．
2.What was the author's first reaction to his father's worry？
A. Indifferent．
B. Optimistic．
C. Worried．
D. Sensitive．
3.What did those photos make the author understand？
A. The world was full of terrible things that could not be solved．
B. Though the world was full of terrible things， it would get better．
C. All those terrible things that worried the author actually didn't exist．
D. Those pictures showed that people never worried about their future．
4.What is the best title of the article？
A. Never worry about your future
B. Tomorrow will be better than today
C. The world will never be peaceful
D. All that exists will come to an end
Picasso Blue and Rose' at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris
Through Jan.6.2019
In its first major partnership with the Musée National Picasso﹣Paris， the Mus6e d'Orsay presents a show about Pablo Picasso's "Blue and Rose periods．"Some iconic（标志性的）Picasso works from this period in 1900～1906 ﹣﹣which experts consider a key point in his career﹣﹣will make their first appearance in France for this exhibit． The show features over 300 works， including 80 paintings， 150 drawings， sculptures and prints， alongside photographs and letters from this time in the artist's life．
‘Hodler Parallelism' at the Kunstmuseum Bern in Switzerland
Through Jan． 13， 2019
This year marks a century since the death of one of Switzerland's most famous painters： Ferdinand Hodler． To honor his great achievements， the Kunstmuseum Bem and Geneva's Museum of Art and History have joined forces for a show focused on his theory of parallelism． Hodler considered parallelism a key principle of his work and employed it through the use of repetition， patterns， symmetry（对称） and mirror images， The show features 99 of Holder' s works．
' Claude Monet' at the Albertina in Vienna
Through Jan． 6， 2019
For the first time in over 20 years， a large﹣scale Monet exhibit can be seen in Austria． The Alhertina has gathered 100 paintings from more than 40 international museums and private collections， including the Musée d'Orsay in Paris， the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston， the National Gallery in London， the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo， and the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow． Highlights include the works： "On the Boat，" "Boulevard des Capucines，" "Grainstack in Sunlight，" and "The Japanese Bridge．"
1.What does Picasso's "Blue and Rose periods" mean？
A. His paints are full of blue color and roses．
B. It may mean the key point in his career．
C. It means the first appearance in Paris．
D. It means that Picasso fell in love then．
2.What is special about ' Claude Monet' at the Albertina in Vienna？
A. The paintings are from all over the world．
B. The paintings are all from international museums．
C. Monet's paints are exhibited first time in Vienna．
D. Claude Monet's most famous paintings are not included．
3.What do the three exhibits have in common？
A. The three exhibits displays only oil paintings．
B. The three exhihits won't end until January， 2019．
C. The three exhibits are all about less known painters．
D. The three exhibits were all about modern painters．
